diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 36100ee..3c5f54b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -149,4 +149,164 @@ mod smoke {
             );
         }
     }
+
+    // ---- Per-level shape checks -------------------------------------
+    //
+    // One test per level. Each pins the *shape* its design note promises
+    // and, where it is the whole lesson, the semantic forgiveness. The
+    // generic invariants (valid YAML, determinism, self-similarity, id
+    // ordering) are covered once for every level by
+    // `levels_generate_canonical_yaml` above.
+
+    /// Look up a string key in a YAML mapping, panicking with a clear
+    /// message if it is missing — keeps the per-level assertions terse.
+    fn field<'a>(v: &'a Value, key: &str) -> &'a Value {
+        v.get(key)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("expected key `{key}` in {v:?}"))
+    }
+
+    /// Generate level `index` (0-based) with the given seed.
+    fn gen_level(index: usize, seed: u64) -> levels::Generated {
+        levels::registry()[index].generate(seed)
+    }
+
+    /// Parse a target YAML string, asserting it is well-formed.
+    fn parse(yaml: &str) -> Value {
+        serde_yaml::from_str(yaml).expect("target is valid YAML")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn level_04_chest_is_a_list() {
+        // `chest:` is a list of 3–5 item strings.
+        let v = parse(&gen_level(3, 4).target_yaml);
+        let chest = field(&v, "chest").as_sequence().expect("chest is a list");
+        assert!((3..=5).contains(&chest.len()), "chest holds 3–5 items");
+        assert!(chest.iter().all(Value::is_string), "every item is a string");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn level_05_chambers_is_a_dict_of_lists() {
+        // `chambers:` is a dict of 2–3 lists, 2–3 items each.
+        let v = parse(&gen_level(4, 5).target_yaml);
+        let chambers = field(&v, "chambers")
+            .as_mapping()
+            .expect("chambers is a dict");
+        assert!((2..=3).contains(&chambers.len()), "2–3 chambers");
+        for (_name, items) in chambers {
+            let items = items.as_sequence().expect("each chamber holds a list");
+            assert!((2..=3).contains(&items.len()), "2–3 items per chamber");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn level_06_trap_repeats_in_every_room() {
+        // `trap:` is defined once; every room repeats it verbatim, so a
+        // player using `&anchor`/`*alias` parses to the same Value.
+        let v = parse(&gen_level(5, 6).target_yaml);
+        let trap = field(&v, "trap");
+        for key in ["type", "depth", "spikes"] {
+            assert!(trap.get(key).is_some(), "trap carries `{key}`");
+        }
+        let rooms = field(&v, "rooms").as_mapping().expect("rooms is a dict");
+        assert!(!rooms.is_empty(), "at least one room");
+        for (_room, payload) in rooms {
+            assert_eq!(payload, trap, "every room repeats the trap definition");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn level_07_floor_map_nests_maps_and_lists() {
+        // `floor:` int + `rooms:` dict; each room nests two lists.
+        let v = parse(&gen_level(6, 7).target_yaml);
+        assert!(field(&v, "floor").is_i64(), "floor is an integer");
+        let rooms = field(&v, "rooms").as_mapping().expect("rooms is a dict");
+        assert!(!rooms.is_empty(), "at least one room");
+        for (_name, room) in rooms {
+            assert!(field(room, "type").is_string(), "room.type is a string");
+            assert!(field(room, "locked").is_bool(), "room.locked is a bool");
+            assert!(field(room, "exits").is_sequence(), "room.exits is a list");
+            assert!(
+                field(room, "contents").is_sequence(),
+                "room.contents is a list"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn level_08_scroll_keeps_explicit_types() {
+        // Explicit types: a multi-line string, a float, and a digit-only
+        // string that must NOT collapse to an integer.
+        let v = parse(&gen_level(7, 8).target_yaml);
+        let scroll = field(&v, "scroll").as_str().expect("scroll is a string");
+        assert!(scroll.contains('\n'), "scroll preserves its newlines");
+        assert!(field(&v, "weight").is_f64(), "weight is a float");
+        let title = field(&v, "title");
+        assert!(title.is_string(), "title stays a string, not an int");
+        assert!(
+            title.as_str().unwrap().chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_digit()),
+            "title is digit-only — the point of the `!!str` lesson"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn level_09_doors_merge_shared_defaults() {
+        // Merge keys: each door carries a literal `<<` whose value is the
+        // shared defaults dict, plus its own override.
+        let v = parse(&gen_level(8, 9).target_yaml);
+        let defaults = field(&v, "door_defaults");
+        for door in ["north_door", "south_door"] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                field(field(&v, door), "<<"),
+                defaults,
+                "{door} merges the shared defaults via `<<`"
+            );
+        }
+        assert!(field(field(&v, "north_door"), "locked").is_bool());
+        assert!(field(field(&v, "south_door"), "material").is_string());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn level_10_ledger_forgives_numeric_forms() {
+        // The ledger: int gold/silver, float experience, ISO date. The
+        // lesson is numeric forgiveness, so hex must score a perfect match.
+        let g = gen_level(9, 10);
+        let v = parse(&g.target_yaml);
+        let vault = field(&v, "vault");
+        let gold = field(vault, "gold").as_i64().expect("gold is an integer");
+        assert!(field(vault, "silver").is_i64(), "silver is an integer");
+        assert!(field(vault, "experience").is_f64(), "experience is a float");
+        assert!(field(vault, "date").is_string(), "date is an ISO string");
+        let hex_candidate = g
+            .target_yaml
+            .replace(&format!("gold: {gold}"), &format!("gold: 0x{gold:X}"));
+        assert_ne!(hex_candidate, g.target_yaml, "hex rewrite must apply");
+        assert_eq!(
+            similarity::semantic_or_textual(&g.target_yaml, &hex_candidate),
+            1.0,
+            "writing gold in hex must still score a perfect match"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn level_11_copies_alias_defined_shapes() {
+        // `shapes:` defines polygons; `copies:` reuses them, so each copy
+        // is structurally identical to one of the definitions.
+        let v = parse(&gen_level(10, 11).target_yaml);
+        let shapes = field(&v, "shapes").as_sequence().expect("shapes is a list");
+        assert!((2..=3).contains(&shapes.len()), "2–3 defined shapes");
+        for s in shapes {
+            assert!(field(s, "name").is_string(), "shape.name is a string");
+            let sides = field(s, "sides").as_i64().expect("shape.sides is an int");
+            assert_eq!(
+                field(s, "interior").as_i64().expect("shape.interior is an int"),
+                (sides - 2) * 180,
+                "interior angle sum follows (n-2)·180"
+            );
+        }
+        let copies = field(&v, "copies").as_sequence().expect("copies is a list");
+        assert!((3..=4).contains(&copies.len()), "3–4 copies");
+        for c in copies {
+            assert!(shapes.contains(c), "every copy aliases a defined shape");
+        }
+    }
 }